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leaper to the Continent

25th July 1975, Page 62
25th July 1975
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a the other hand, if the ic is consigned to NorthFrance or routed through area to say, Germany via sbourg and Metz, then logne and Calais are the er entry points to Europe. ems of costs incurred, the style migh[ serve to ltrate the difterence.

M Tables of Operating ts show the total operating for a 32-ton at-tic unit nally operated at 1,200 a week as 38.61p a mile. here is, however, a further antage to using the Southton route for appropriate tinations. The 23.00 sailing n the port arrives at Le ire at 07.00 hours the foling day, a total of 8 hours [eh can be used as the sta.)ry rest period between rking days since the EEC .7ers' hours regulations Av 8 hours rest in 24 on ) occasions in any seven rs while the vehicle is ay from its home base. At Southampton, there are two ferry companies, Townsend Thoresen and Normandy/ Southern Ferries, which together operate between three and six sailings each day according to the season of the year.

However, both have a late night sailing throughout, Townsend at 23.00 and Southern at 22.39.

Rest time

Where operating circumstances lend themselves to such an arrangement, it is possible, therefore, to employ a driver on local work for a few hours in the morning and then dispatch him to the port after lunch to catch the ferry.

On embarkation, the driver is then off duty and taking the statuory rest period while, in fact, he is progressing towards his eventual destination. This saving in drivers' time must be added to the tangible cost saving already demonstrated.

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Locations: Southampton

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